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STANFORD, KY (WTVQ) – After rumors were flying for the last few weeks, Lincoln Co. Schools suspended and opened an investigation into Head Girl’s Basketball Coach Brandon Fisher. Fisher is in his first season with the team. Multiple players on the team allegedly quit after mistreatment and degrading comments from Fisher. Below is the statement released from the school;Read Full StoryGirls BasketballLincoln Co.Basketball CoachStanfordSTANFORDWTVQHead Girl 'sCoach FisherBrandon FisherTim EstesSuperintendent RoweMr. EstesSchoolsKYPrincipal Michael GodbeyMichael Rowe

MOREHEAD, Ky. (WTVQ/Press Release) — AppHarvest has planted its first tomato crop at the company’s high-tech controlled environment agriculture facility in Morehead, Ky. The crop is scheduled to be harvested and available at leading U.S. grocery stores in early 2021. - Advertisement - The Morehead facility spans 2.76 million square...Read Full Story Chemical PesticidesFresh WaterRain WaterRecycled WaterWTVQAmericansNovus Capital CorporationNOVSNasdaqAPPHLupa SystemsBreyer CapitalAppHarvest Founder & CEONarya Capital Co-FounderImpossible FoodsJonathan WebbMartha Stewart

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) has announced Rabbit Hole Distillery, Wilderness Trail Distillery and Willett Distillery have advanced to the rank of “Heritage” members. According to the non-profit, the rank is the highest level that unites and leads the state’s signature Bourbon and spirits industry. To...Read Full Story DistillersDistillationDalton (unit)Beam SuntoryDistillingWTVQBardstown Bourbon CompanyJim Beam And Maker 'sBrown-FormanDiageo North AmericaLux RowCOVIDAmerican WhiskeyWillett DistilleryKentucky Bourbon Trail

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – It was sobering news during Tuesday’s coronavirus briefing, with Governor Andy Beshear announcing 33 new Covid-19 deaths. That brings the total number of coronavirus-related deaths since March to 1,697. - Advertisement - The state also had its third highest day for new cases, with 2,931 new...Read Full Story Coronavirus Disease 2019KYHitsRecord NumberDepartment Of DefenseWTVQICUKycovid19.ky.govHospitalizationsMarchGovernor BeshearHealth Care WorkersNovemberKy.Andy BeshearSteven Stack

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Police say two people who were intoxicated claimed they were robbed by four men at knifepoint behind a business in the 1100 block of Winchester Road on Friday night. Police say the call came in at 8:17 p.m. The reported victims say they were robbed...Read Full Story CoercionPersonal PropertyKYAmphibious Transport DockWinchester RoadWTVQKnifepointLPDSuspectsInvestigatorsLexington PoliceMenKy.Advertisement

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Governor Beshear reminds Kentuckians this is not a drill, the virus is dominating efforts to slow the spread. Sunday, the Governor’s office reported the highest Sunday case count with 1,449 cases. - Advertisement - Three new Kentuckians were reported to have died from COVID-19, bringing the...Read Full Story KentuckiansKYJeffersonCoronavirus Disease 2019Fayette CountyGovernor BeshearOldham CountyDepartment Of HealthWTVQ` United We Stand ,Ky.CommissionerSteven Stack

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Kentucky Department of Revenue (DOR) has set the maximum homestead exemption on real estate owned by qualified individuals at $40,500 for the 2021 and 2022 tax periods. By statute, the amount of the homestead exemption is recalculated every two years to adjust for inflation. The...Read Full Story Local PropertyReal Estate OwnedHomestead ExemptionTax YearInflationProperty TaxesState PropertyTax RevenueEstate TaxesWTVQDORPropertysPVAKRS

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Fayette County recorded the third-highest one-day total of new coronavirus cases Wednesday, but it also crossed a milestone with the number of people who have recovered. According to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s morning report Thursday, the 152 new cases pushed the county’s total to 11,824...Read Full Story Fayette CountyCoronavirus Disease 2019KYHitsSullivan UniversityHospitalizationsWTVQKy.OctoberChartsUKTransylvaniaManCollege Students

Frankfort, Ky. (WTVQ) – The woman stabbed outside a men’s shelter Tuesday in Frankfort. worked at the shelter and the community “lost someone special,” according to those who knew and worked with her. The community lost someone very special. She loved everyone and was the type of person who would...Read Full Story KYStabbingPolice CustodySuspect In CustodyCounty PoliceCity PoliceClifton PoliceWTVQFrankfort PoliceMountain DewsTemporary ShelterUPDATE NOON WEDNESDAYFamilyORIGINAL STORY FRANKFORTDear GodRobinTom Russell

LESLIE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- The Kentucky River District Health Department says there have been multiple positive coronavirus cases associated with four Leslie County churches. The churches are the Full Gospel Church in Smilax, Couch’s Fork Church of God, New Life Pentecostal in Wooton, and City of Light Worship Center in Wooton.Read Full Story CoronavirusPublic HealthLeslie CountySmilaxDepartment Of HealthPastorsCORONAVIRUSWTVQThe Full Gospel ChurchNew Life PentecostalSymptomsFeverShortnessGastro-intestinal UpsetKy.